In Colombiathe national government has different projects to address a sad reality. malnutrition which has claimed the lives of many people in the country in recent times. Which territories and cities suffer the most from hunger?
The city with the most hunger on Colombian soil
According to information revealed by the Senate through its official website, Bogota This would be the most complicated sector, since there have been 3,359 deaths. In second place are the departments of La Guajira with 2,871, Antioquia 2,281 and also Cundinamarca with 1,372 people who have lost their lives.
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Taking this context into account, the National Institute of Health reported that 233 children under 5 years of age died due to these circumstances, a figure higher than that recorded during 2022.
Faced with this situation, Carlos Camargowho is the Ombudsman, made a statement taking into account the critical panorama that can be seen in some regions of Colombia. “It is appropriate that government institutions at their different levels implement comprehensive plans aimed at ensuring that minors do not continue to be affected by food insecurity”he added.
In an attempt to combat this issue, some members of the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger of Congress They made a proposal with the intention of promoting a food security program that would benefit at least 100,000 peasant families.
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“We need to include programs and projects in the Development Plans that are being developed in all territorial entities. We need to allocate resources because otherwise it is a dead letter and we would not reach the goals,” he indicated. Soledad Tamayo, representative of the Conservative Party in information provided on the Senate website.
A program that can provide help to vulnerable sectors
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It is nothing more and nothing less than Colombia Without Hunger, an initiative carried out by Social Prosperity and Citizen Income which aims to provide vulnerable sectors with a subsidy focused on extremely poor households.
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If you want to find out more about this social plan, you can consult it by sending a WhatsApp message to the number 3188067329with a text message with the code 85594 or on the national line in Bogotá: (1)3794840 and the 01 8000 951100.
